A study has recently published an analysis that claims charter schools increase segregation in America's public schools. In America for many districts, boundary lines based on students' home addresses still determine where they'll attend school. Buying a home for your family can also mean buying access to a good public school for your children. In this neighborhood-based system, school populations inevitably reflect the living patterns of the district: The more affluent and racially isolated a neighborhood is, the more affluent and racially isolated the schools are, and vice versa. Lower income families do not get the same access to the level of education that higher income families are getting. The study shows that there needs to be a push on diversity of ALL races being represented in the classroom, because that ultimately reflects the idea that every child in America deserves an equal education, regardless of their race or family's income level.
A study has recently published an analysis that claims charter schools increase segregation in America's public schools. In America for many districts, boundary lines based on students' home addresses still determine where they'll attend school. Buying a home for your family can also mean buying access to a good public school for your children. In this neighborhood-based system, school populations inevitably reflect the living patterns of the district: The more affluent and racially isolated a neighborhood is, the more affluent and racially isolated the schools are, and vice versa. Lower income families do not get the same access to the level of education that higher income families are getting. The study shows that there needs to be a push on diversity of ALL races being represented in the classroom, because that ultimately reflects the idea that every child in America deserves an equal education, regardless of their race or family's income level.